I was wondereing what do you have to do to become a Drill Instructer in the Army/Marines? Can you do it if you are a recruit or do you have to be an officer? And how do you get the job? Do you apply for it or do you have to move up the ranks to get there?Thanks for the help!!!
2007-11-14 17:09:01 · 13 answers · asked by Reggie #25 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
In the Marine Corps all Drill instructors are enlisted (NCO"S & Staff NCO"S) but there are officers involved but not as Drill instructors. They are in command positions, like series commander and company commanders.
I don't know about the Army but in the Marine Corps when you make SGT at some point you must fill what is called a B billet. A Drill Instructor or a Recruiter and such. That is how you become a Drill Instructor. When the time comes you are either chosen for it or ask for it, Then you must go through Drill instructor's School, where you learn stuff like how to lead drill how to teach everything. It is a very hard school.
2007-11-14 17:16:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Many drill instructors are ranking sergeants and above. Officers don't do the manual part of soldier training. Enlisted personnel do the hardest part for trainee because officers do the macro-scale of command and control in the military. Drill instructors are like sharpener and trainees are pencil. Without the sharpener, you won't see the core of the pencil, sharpened and trained. It's tough job too.Physically demanding and straining for both.
IF you're a recruit, better be average. Why? Because the most strains, pressure and fatigue are placed to those recruit who plays a knuckleheads, Dumbass, Smart, FAT, tall, Skinny, sickly and Short. And you don't have to be an officer, because officers do a lot of things in job, dimplomatically, leadershipwise, soldier motivation etc... So this job falls on the most experience soldier in the ranks. Most are young soldiers who has been hard to the core. WHile others are young in spirit, and has built a reputation of a good sharpener.=)
But,The higher your rank is the less microscopic the scope of your duty. AS you get promoted you'll do more of the sitting and wtaching and placing personnel in certain position. That's how it is in the military. You work 'til you reach the top of the old pyramid.=)
2007-11-14 17:23:04 · answer #2 · answered by Jerry-me 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all you need to go speak with a recruiter. With the army, you need to go up in the ranks some, I believe to at least an E-5. Officers are not drill Sergeant's. You must be at the top of your game at all times and want to sacrifice a lot of time to train young recruits. Being a drill Sergeant is hard on marriages, and many fail. The best time to be one is when you are singe and can give it 100%. The usual duration that someone will be a drill seargant is about 3 years. It's tough demanding work and will take a lot out of you, but there are many rewards too. Most important is taking young men and women and shapeing them into strong young Soldiers.
Best of luck to you and HOOAH!!!
2007-11-14 17:18:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
well first off you have to go though BCT *this is for the army* and once you are a full soldier. IE done with BCT and AIT. Then you will start a normal military life. Some soldiers get picked to be a DSGT. Some put in a request type form. If you are picked, you will then go to drill instructor school. They have one in FT. Jackson. SC. You have to learn alot of stuff. Be the best at everything. I believe the school is around 13 weeks or so. GO to GOARMY.COM it can tell you alot of facts. You're MOS has nothing to do with becoming a DSGT. I had a 11B, 42A. and A few others. You still have 4 years left. so This is plenty of time to think about what you want to do.
Angel
2007-11-15 09:24:27 · answer #4 · answered by baby due 09-07-09 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First you enlist and serve for enough years to become an NCO, like a Sergeant, or Staff Sergeant. At some point in a carreer NCO's time, they have to become a Recruiter or a Drill Sergeant, usually for three years. Just choose Drill Sergeant. If you're considered good at it, you can do it longer.
2007-11-16 15:38:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drill instructors in the Marine Corps normally hold the rank of Sergeant. Once you reach that rank (or are eligible to be promoted to sergeant), you would apply to Drill Instructor School.
2007-11-14 17:19:24 · answer #6 · answered by kktempo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have to work up to the rank of Sgt. first and then apply for and take certain classes to become a drill Sgt. If you have been to college and the career or mos that you request going in is available your education will allow you to enter the military with a rank of Sgt. instead of Pvt.(private) therefore getting to be drill Sgt. much faster. Call a requiter and they will explain in detail. Hope this helps you.
2007-11-14 17:18:43 · answer #7 · answered by onyx1 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have to generally be a Sgt or above before you can apply to be a drill instructor.
In some cases they will let E-4's become drill instructors.
How can you teach someone to be a soldier, sailor, airmen or marine, untill after you have became one yourself ?
2007-11-14 17:19:00 · answer #8 · answered by jeeper_peeper321 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
DIs are not officers they are non-comms. Do become a DI you select that job as your career path after basic and work your way up the ranks.
2007-11-14 17:13:02 · answer #9 · answered by Hubris252 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
neither. you must be at least an E5, which means you can't be a newbie and you are not an Officer. About Mid Career you can apply to be a DI.
2007-11-15 00:18:29 · answer #10 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋